The Schumacher era at Ferrari was not characterized by a lot of passing, either. Mostly it was Ferrari lockouts and wire-to-wire victories. Mercedes, like Ferrari in that era, figured out the formula before anyone else and kept that advantage. Schumacher and Hamilton (and Rosberg, no slouch himself) certainly drove…

Not only can they make cars at less cost elsewhere like Mexico, etc., they’re not held hostage by the workforce every few years over wages and benefits. Even if wages were equal in other countries, it’s in GM’s best interest to mitigate the risk of a strike on production by utilizing a non-union workforce where they…

Completely agree. They’ve got their heads in the sand about where the automotive industry is moving and it’s really not helping their case.

Agree 100%. I live in Cleveland, and saw some UAW folks protesting out front of the (closed) Lordstown facility last night on the news. The guy bemoaned the fact that his daughter had to transfer to Bowling Green, KY to continue to work, while his son moved to someplace in Missouri... but what does he want? If the…

I think your timeline is on point!

This is generally where I’m at as well. I’m a proponent of unions, but the job of unions isn’t to keep people employed forever, it’s to ensure fair wages, safe conditions, etc., for the jobs that are available from any given employer. Especially a big, rich one like General Motors.

I saw a UAW protester the other day who brought her kids to the picket line midweek. And they were like 7-13 years old, holding picket signs. My first thought was... “These kids should be in school, why are they here? Well.... I guess who needs an education when you have a union?” Which really drove home, for me, that…

I get that auto workers want job “security” since many of them have worked there for decades. You don’t want to be thrown out at the end on your duff when you’re in your 50's. But honestly, there is a lot of myopic thinking and entitlement views coming from so many of these Rust Belt workers. Sure GM and other…

Neutral: I think at least another 2-3 weeks. The UAW wants jobs here, GM doesnt want an many jobs here because they can make more money due to lower wages in other countries. I feel this is gonna be an a fight. 

I agree with the first part, but I won’t miss the open-pipe throttle blippers cutting between lanes from the blind spot on my car. 

The hell you say!

It’s almost like they haven’t learned any lessons about over-valuing brand identity.

I am not spending $30K on a bike. That is insane. Even for new tech. A Ducati Panigale starts in the low 20's. How can HD even expect to compete with that?

Good ole Harley, missing the mark by overpricing and under delivering.

Yeah, I think consumers outside the immediate area (Michigan, Ohio, etc) are pretty detached to what’s going on with the UAW. Consumers just want a product that has the most features for the cheapest price, regardless of whatever internal struggles a company has.

The union should really be fighting for better looking Chevys.

I think he thinks quite highly of himself. You and I were obviously the ones in the wrong for ever questioning his brilliance! (oh and also his really childish behavior)

I really don’t understand where exactly he’s wrong, and between the two of you, I’ll take the one actually saying something noteworthy as opposed to the fool repeatedly hurling around playground insults without explaining what the issue is. Calm down and get over yourself, guy

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I hadn’t seen that story yet, thanks. We’ve been covering this for a while too. I’m glad to see it’s getting more traction.